Attending the event were Mr. Nguyen Van Loi - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Binh Duong Province; Mr. Vo Van Minh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Mr. Jesper Hassellund Mikkelsen - Senior Vice President of Asia Manufacturing, LEGO Group, General Director of LEGO Manufacturing Vietnam Company and leaders of provincial departments and branches.
Leaders of Binh Duong province presented flower baskets from the Provincial Party Committee - People's Council - People's Committee - Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province to congratulate LEGO Manufacturing Vietnam Company.
Responding to the investment attraction policy of Binh Duong province, LEGO Group has chosen Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park III, Binh Duong province to implement the project. After more than 02 years since the date of investment certificate (March 18, 2022) and exactly 2 years since the groundbreaking ceremony (November 3, 2022), LEGO has put into trial operation the production plant (phase 1 and phase 1A with a capacity of 30,000 tons of products/year).
LEGO's toy factory in Binh Duong has a total investment of 1 billion 318 million USD and a total expected workforce of more than 3,000 people. In particular, with a land use area of up to 44.79 hectares, the Company can expand its operations and develop production in the future.
Delegates perform the ceremony to start the trial operation of the production line.
This pilot phase is the start of a months-long testing and commissioning process to ensure that when the factory is licensed to operate ahead of its grand opening in early 2025, it will meet the same rigorous quality and safety standards as all LEGO factories around the world . LEGO bricks produced at the time of the factory's official opening will be accurate to within 1/10th the thickness of a human hair.
To date, the construction and equipment installation progress has reached about 90%. The company is stepping up recruitment and has doubled the number of employees in 2024 and will continue to recruit in the following years. A human resource training program has also been implemented to facilitate hundreds of employees to participate in contact with many different production stages, including plastic injection, packaging, process optimization, etc.
The factory also aims to be environmentally friendly, being one of LEGO's most sustainable facilities, with more than 12,400 rooftop solar panels with a capacity of 7.34 MWp, enough to power around 1,270 households each year.
Mr. Jesper Hassellund Mikkelsen - Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Asia, LEGO Group, General Director of LEGO Manufacturing Vietnam spoke at the ceremony.
Mr. Jesper Hassellund Mikkelsen - Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Asia, LEGO Group, General Director of LEGO Manufacturing Vietnam shared: "The testing and calibration of plastic injection machines and packaging lines at the factory marks an important milestone, showing that the project is on schedule. This is thanks to the support of the Central Ministries, departments and Binh Duong province, along with the companionship of partners and staff."
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Van Minh spoke at the ceremony.
Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of Binh Duong Provincial People's Committee Vo Van Minh affirmed that the provincial leaders highly appreciated and respected the LEGO project. This is a clear demonstration of investors' support for the province's FDI attraction policies; a great motivation for Binh Duong province to accelerate and strengthen the reform of administrative procedures; build investment attraction policies of the province to create confidence for investors to feel secure in producing in Binh Duong province in particular and Vietnam in general.
He believes that the LEGO Factory in Binh Duong will always operate effectively and provide the domestic and international markets with high quality products, meeting the most stringent standards of precision and perfection, and will continue to invest in expanding production in Binh Duong.
On the side of Binh Duong province, the provincial leaders and departments will always accompany, create favorable conditions and promptly resolve difficulties and problems in the Company's operations; ensuring the LEGO Factory operates effectively.
Binh Duong Provincial Electronic Information Portal introduces some images at the event:
Leaders of LEGO Manufacturing Vietnam Company introduced the production line of the Factory to Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Van Loi.
Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Van Loi affirmed that Binh Duong will continue to improve industrial park infrastructure, traffic infrastructure, and reform administrative procedures to facilitate business operations.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Van Minh said that LEGO's project is a clear demonstration of investors' support for Binh Duong province's FDI attraction policies.
Delegates visit the production line at LEGO Binh Duong Factory
The LEGO factory meets the same rigorous quality and safety standards as all LEGO factories worldwide.
With construction and equipment installation progress reaching approximately 90%, the Company is stepping up recruitment, affirming the LEGO Group's commitment to developing local resources and creating more job opportunities.
Provincial leaders and departments and branches are committed to always accompany, create favorable conditions and promptly resolve difficulties and problems to help businesses operate effectively in Binh Duong.
Source: https://www.binhduong.gov.vn/Lists/TinTucSuKien/ChiTiet.aspx?ID=15404
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